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Color Crush: Spring Wildflowers
Spring is here and wildflowers are poking their sleepy heads up from the greening grasses as everything prepares to explode with color! These beautiful poppies are the centerpiece of my Color Crush this week, which features vibrant shades of red, red-orange, blues, purples, and even a deep green. Love the way nature can put together something that turns heads every time. This color palette is bold and fun — lighter shades of the blues and purples would be a great choice for any room where you want to feel calm. The reds and red-orange would make a dynamite accent color....
Project Reveal: Bespoke, Bright Transitional Design
Interior design is not just about creating something pretty. It's also about solving problems and making homes more functional. My role as an expert problem solver was called into play with a recent Dallas interior design job that took a dull and dated ranch-style house and totally refreshed it with bespoke, bright transitional design. The owner, a widow and grandmother, loves her neighborhood and, more important, the memories her house holds. But what she didn't love was a choppy floorplan and an interior that didn't serve her cooking and entertaining hobbies. She called in my team and me at Barbara Gilbert...
Delight in Design: Spring Fashion
The first buds are appearing on fruit trees in Texas and I see new leaves popping up on trees all around me. Spring is almost here! So for this week's Delight in Design, I'm sharing some spring fashion that's fresh and fun. This is an outfit that could look great in the office and transition into the evening and the color palette screams, "spring!" I'm particularly fond of the white wool and silk blend floral coat with notched lapels, an all-over print, and decorative buttons. Here are the details of the rest of the outfit: Rose print coat from Dolce & Gabbana Pink peplum...